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Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10
THE NEWS.
TelegrapAic Items From all Parts
of the Globe.
TIE Err EAST.

Services over the remains at the Victim 9
recovered from the RUNS of tho opera conf
que were held IN the cathe .tral Notre Dame in
Paris. The editice was. filled with an I'M
menae throng, ding many distinguished
persons. Two hundred thousand persons
lined the route to die cemetery. The process
sion was half mile long
Native news has been received to'thc
effect that the Ameer of Afghanistau defeated
the Ghilzais atGhuznec Both sides sustained
heavy losses
The Vatican, replying to the request for
Interpretation Of the Popo's recent allocution
sent circulars to papal nuncious abroad stat
ing that although the Pope's declarations were
moderate, nothing would be changed, and if
the Italian Government desires peace the Pope
is disposed to treat on the basis of restoration
of his temporal power.
The chamber of deputies has passed a
bill to increase the army, entalling an addi-
tional charge Of s., 200, 00N.
The sentiment of the country is becoming
awake to the negotiations between the German
syndicate and Russia for new loans These
include the last internal emission OF 1O0,2
Oo0 paper roubes. The next gigantic scheme
is for the conversion of all gold lorns of the
Russian empire, amounting to T,00O0l0
roubles This activity is producing increased
confidence in Russian securities, but the pop
ular feeling is likely to put check on the
employment of German money in Russia I'M
less the tariff and trading hostilities are
abated.
Herr Krupp has finished forty centimc-
ire gun, the biggest ever made at Essen. On
trial it shot pieces of armor ninety-sevcn CEN
timetres thick at a distance of 1900 feet.
-Evctons are being conducted at Bodykc,
attended by exciting scenes. A fight occurred
lately but was stopped by the sudden illness
of the sheriff compelling truce. The per
sons to be evicted are preparing for organized
resistance and severe fighting is feared.
Prof Dityatin has been expelled from
karakoiff university. He has been a
contributor to the Russian liberal magazines.
His expulsion has been endorsed by the gov
eminent
Paris was more disastrous than at first antici-
pated One hundred and fifty-six persons
have been inquired for by relatives. They
are supposed to have persisted i'll the flames
The bottom of the theatre is flooded with
water to depth of five feet Sixty bodies
have been found floating in the water by fire.
men, Over 200 persons lost their lives by
reason Of the fire. The Chamber of Deputies
has voted credit of 100000 francs for the
relief of sufferers by the Opera Comique fire
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10
CLsI1IEs IND CASUALTIES.

The immediate occasion of the killing of
Editor Willard by Editor Richardson at Loup
City, Nebraska, was the publication in the
latter's paper of scandalous piece of dog
gerel rejecting upon the characters of Will
lard and his wife. Richardson has been taken
to neiShboring county and lodged in Jail, as
lynching was feared if he was kept at I.oup
CITY. The feud between the two men was of
long standing, and grew out of political diff
ferences
Morse Heberling, lad IL years old. fell
over the dam into the Des Mones river at
Dcs Molnes, and was drowned He was play
ing on a log which had been wedged against
the dam and lost his balance
Three men were killed and dozen or 80
badly injured by the explosion of boiler in
All elevator at Huntington, W. Va. .
Charles Carpenter, young man moving
III the best society Of Mapleton Iowa. shot
and killed himself the other night Some
time ago breach occurred between linn and
Miss Emma Foster to whom he had been paw
ing great attention, and, as result, he be-
came very respondent. After leaving her
house he started toward Main street. and
When few feet away and almost in front of
bis brothers house, drew his pistol and shot
himself in the head, resulting in death in
about half an hour. Mr. Carpenter was
member of the firm of Carpenter Bros, gen.
eral merchants.
Fired H. Brooks committed suicide at the
residence of his brother in Burlington, Iowa.
recently, by shooting himself through the
heart with revolver. He had spent the af-
ternoon driving about the city with young
lady for whom he had shown strong attach
ment He was worth 100000
DIR. E. L. Mansfield, wealthy physician
OF Cedar Rapids, and one Of its pioneers
was found dead in his buggy about four miles
from that city the other day He had left
nome about an hour previous in apparent
good health.
1.-Two negroes and one white man. all con-
Vlcts working on the railroad near New Rich
mond Ohio mortally wounded Ovcrsecr Mar
shall with spades. The guard fired one load
OF buckshot at them, bringing down all three.
Two of them were MORALLY wounded,
AS the fast line west was nearing kittan-
ing Point, Penn, the wheel of car on !,
1relgnt train east broke and the car crashed
INTO the passenger coaches with terrible cf
1ect Killing instantly four men and iniurine
many others
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10
PERSONAL.

General Roberto Newton is dying of a
paralytic stroke at his home in Little Rock,
Ark.
Avery Brown, of EllShart Ind, has YER
lied his claim to being the youngest person
who was mustered into the Northern army
during the late civil war; He was precisely
years, II months and days old when he
entered the service
General Butler denies the story tnat lie
recently secured an appoin ment for lady
in the treasury department to whom special
place in another department for a lady and
was refused
-Ex- Governor Shepherd is lying in crit
ical condition at his mines in Chihuahua the
result of recent accident
Cardinal Gibbons has sailed from Queens
town for New YORK on the steamer Umbria.
Many cases of flowers shipped from vari
GUS posts throughout the Union were received
at Central park arsenal for Gen. Grants
tomb at Riverside park on Memorial day.
Maj. Ben: Perley Poore died at the Eb-
btt house in Washington, D. c., at 1890
U CLOCK Tue morning OF the 18th.
Steps have been taken by Racine election
officers to institute legal proceedings against
Rev. Olympia Brown Willis, on the charge of
attempting to stuff the ballot box Mrs. Viii
lis is the leader of woman's suffrage in Wis
consin
The trustees of the Iowa State Acricu]t-
ural college at Ames have elected Prof. e. M.
Shelton, of Kansas, to be professor of agri-
culture. Prof. Shelton has been professor Of
agriculture in the Kansas State college for
several years.
Amos j. Cummings, managing editor of
the New York SIN and congressman elect is
practical printer. In 1857 he was setting
type on Dubuque paper.
-Ex-Senator Thurman has written letter
for publication in which he says that under
no circumstances will he accept the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor of Ohio
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10
THE CROPS.
KAN III Some Localities. but Badly Needed
us IL Ruic-lnjury from Chinch-Bugs.
Chicago Speciall

Ram i'll Some Localities. but Badly Needed
as Il R"ie-Injury from Chinch-Bugs
Chicago special.l
The following crop summary was COM
piled by the Formers Reraeu: Our re.
ports again show that some localities have
been favored with beneficial rains, but. as
was the case at the date of our former re.
port, the majority of the counties
IN all of the Western States, ez.
cept, perhaps Missouri and Kentucky
need rain. Dakota is apparently
~ N better condition as regards the crops
man any State reporting. Thirteen coun'
!leS IN l1iihols report an average condition
IN winter wheat Of 80 per cent Damage
ny chlnch- bugs is reported in some conn'
tleS, While ram is needed in others. Len
counties IN Indiana report the condition Of
WINTER WI wheat at an average of IS per cent
The reports from the State are on the whole
good.
The weather in Michigan still continue.
very dry. Pastures are short from lack Of
OF ram. Twelve counties in Ohio report
the average condition of winter wheat az
low as G6 per cent.
light counties in Wisconsin reprott an
average condition of 50 per cent RAINS
nauly needed. In Iowa Il 9 average condi.
lion OF winter and spring wheat is 100 Per
cent. and prospects are good. Chinch'
DI'ugs are lnjuring the winter wheat in many
hahsas counties, while others are from the
insect, ,, Wheat is in good condition in Ken.
!ucky and rain plentiful. Spring wheat Is
IN very fine condition in Minnesota.
IN Missouri eleven counties report tie
average condition of winter wheat at 81 per
cent Local rains have fallen in Nobra'k:a
curing the past week, and wheat is in tan
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10

Gently by draping the front of her house IN
black and conspicuously displaying such
n]easins notices as sGod Save ireland from
Tho Widow Of John Brown" Iu the evening
Her Majesty and Lord lansdownc were puFh-
ed in ct,igy in front Of the O'Brien mansion
Decision has been rendered in the ST.
nroro Court in the famous ''drlve-well
cases Affecting go many farmers III Iowa, IL
,;nois Ohio and Indiana The decision aitirnis
the validity of the patent, and those having
such wells must pay royalty
Vim. Brabagon, Earl of Meath and Baron
Of Ardec, is dead He was in his sith year.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10
DAKOTA STATISTICS.
A Few Interesting Facts Gathered by the
Bismarck Tribune.

l5lsMarck Tribune.
The Territory of Dakota had an assessed
valuation Of over $3.50, 100000 last year
and will greatly exceed that figure this
year-exceeding that of ten States in the
Union. 1t has two-thirds as many miles
OF railroad rs oil the New England States
combined; one-quarter as many miles as
all the middle States combined; over one
quarter the mileage Of all the Southern
States combined, and over two thirds the
mileage of all the Pacific States COM
bined. Its area in square miles is best H.
Illustrated by the fact that the States of
Maine, New Hampshire, New JERSEY, Yer
mont, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New
York, Delaware, Maryland and Massachu-
sets could all be dropped inside its Dor
ders and still there would be room for a
dozen more Jerseys or half dozen Della
wares. Its public indebtedness is now
something like 100000, and even when
the bonds authorized by the last legislature
are negotiated the Indebtedness will fall
far short of the 4 per cent. authorized by
congress. 1t has never repudiated any of
its paper. Interest and principal have al
ways been paid promptly, and $167, 500 of
the bonds authorized by the last legisla-
ture are for the purpose of refunding 6s
now outstanding into AIS. Dakota has
over 1000 postofices, fifty of which are
presidential offices. In the way of banks
the Territory leads twenty six States.
There are $50 newspapers published in the
Territory, of which thirty are daily-thus
exceeding thiry-two States and Territories
in this respect. Dakota had according to
the statistics of 1856, 1905 public schools,
leading thirteen States of the Union The
percentage of illiteracy is smaller in Da-
kota, as shown by the last census, than in
any other State or Territory in the Union.
Dakota in 1856 raised 3O,7O0,OOO bushels
of wheat, 20,G50,O0O bushels of oats. IS
100000 bushels of corn and $500. 600
bushels of fax-more wheat than Wiscon-
sin, Illinois, Michigan, Ohio, Kansas,
Nebraska or Missouri, and more than thir-
ty other States and Territories. The out
put of gold and silver i'll 1886 was over
A,0OO,000. The population of the Terri
tory is now about 100000 The increase
this year will be large. During the year
1886 about 100000 acres of land was
settled upon in Dakota, equal 10 $3.50
square miles, or an area greater than the
entire States of Connecticut ana Rhode
Island. There is still in Dakota govern
ment land open to settlement under the
homestead and pre- emption laws over 90
900, 900 acres of land, or district about
the size of Maine or Indiana, and larger
than half dozen small States combined.
In addition 70 the public land area there
yet remains nearly 1900. 900 acres in In
dian reservations not yet open to settle
ment and several million acres of railroad
land which is sold on long time at low
figure.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10

| Chicago firm in the interest of an estab.
lishment Of m electric light plant in that
prospective booming railroad metropolis.
| "A suspicious character was arrested at
Fargo and valise which he had shipped
to Aberdeen was opened and found to con-
tain Smith d Wesson revolver, file, six
| drills, box of cartridges and powder
horn,
A young lady il North Dakota farms q
quarter section of land, putting in the crop
herself. She says she could farm another
quarter if the fellows who want to marry
her would stay at home and tend their own
business.
Il. NJ, Bloomfield, an Englishman,
who Travelled for Sioux Falls shirt faeto-
~, is smong the missing, and it is
leaving an estimable wife and innumerable
creditors.
in freight car loaded with lumber ar
irving i'll Sioux Falls the other day was
foond the body of tramp, who had evil
IDENTIFY tried to steal ride, and had been
crushed to death by the lumber sliding
against him.
A barn and contents belonging to j.
3. Babcock, few miles Southeast of
Sioux Falls, was burned down. The fire
is supposed to have been started by q
spark from the owners pipe. Loss about
$4,000 and no insurance.
The scheme to haul freight up the
Missouri River to Pierre, and thence by
bull trains across to Rapid City and other
Black Hills points, is looked on with con-
siderable favor by local freighters, who say
that this method will beat the railroads for
cheap freights.
the farm of r. II. Mcclure, near Blunt,
this being the second time he has struck
gas in digging for water. The family
have thrown away the old hay burner
cook stove and now do their cooking over
the gas we'll.
Here is a fine specimen Of the way
Dakota real estate rises in value. A GER
tain man took claim of 16O acres of gov
eminent land. In less than two years lie
proved up, paying Uncle Sam 5000, and
sold the land for 1000. Two years after
with small Improvements it was sold for
$1,000. and now, two years later, cannot
be bought for less than $4,000.
Tho crops in Central Dakota are in
Very fine condition, with an average of
two rains per week. Reports received the
last few days from various places, listribu-
ted over all Central Dakota, show every
prospect for larger yield than four years
ago. In the vicinity of Aberdeen but sew
enty acres have been damaged by hot
winds, and the acreage is 10 per cent. over
any previous year seeded. Flax will be
40 per cent. less in the Jim river valley
than last year on account of last wears
failure. Corn is 25 per cent. more acreage
than last year. The largest farms near
Aberdeen are: Elliott Bros, 800 acres;
Holt Bros. 600; G. A. Bliss, 600; Fris-
land farm, $50.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-06-10

APRIL was good month for farming.
More corn was planted in April this year
than had been done for many years.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-10-13
FURIOUS DRIVING.

Cases of furious driving are of alto
gether too frequent occurrence in and
around this city, and comparatively
small proportion of the offenders are
brought to justice. Perhaps under the
newly inaugurated police regulations
this constant menace to life and limb
will find remedy. 1t is at least very
desirable that reformation should be
effected, for Honolulu is becoming no
torious in this respect. Not only are
horses furiously ridden and driven, but
half broken animals are trained upon
the streets. Such sight is by no mea ms
uncommon. Surely it would require no
more than ordinary vigilance to prevent
this. In a place where it is SO much
the custom Of ladies to go ont driving
alone, the danger is especially great.
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THE New York ''World," of Septem-
Der 21st, editorially says there are $780,
100000 in the U. S. Treasury more than
the Government needs. This idle money
Is not only not earning and interest and
liable to be sqandered in extravagant
appropriations, but it has become a
serious menace to business prosperity.
How useful some of that money could be
made IN Hawaii
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BOARD OF IMMIGRATION.
Report Of C. n. Spencer, Inspector
General of Immigrants.

To His Excellency Lorrin A Thurston
President of the Board of immigration
etc.-Sir: Herewith 1 have the honor to
submit my report for the months of June
July, August and September.
Since assuming the Office of Inspector
General of Immigrants l have visited and
inspected the following plantations, viz:
ON THE ISLAND OF OAHU.
June 2, 7.-Waimanalo,E 3. A. Cum
minis, Manager. There are employed on
this plantation $50 Chinese, ID Hawaiians
2 white men. Total, 367.
There are no laborers under contract.
Sanitary condition good.
Prefers Chinese as laborers.
June 6, 18S7.-Waianae, A. Ahrens,
Manager. Employs as Japanese, Japa-
nese women, As Portuguese, 129 Chinese,
q HawaiianS, Is overseers and mechanics.
Total, 26O.
Sanitary condition good.
Prefers Chinese and Portuguese as Ia
borers
June 6, 1887.-Waialua, R. Halstead,
Manager. Employs 81 Portuguese, IA
Japanese, So Hawaiians. 81 Chinese. Total,
143.
Sanitary condition tair
At the time of my visit there were four
cases of fever.
Prefers Portuguese as labOrers.
There being, no immigrants on the Laie,
Heeia and Kaneohe plantations, did not
inspect them.
ISLAND OF kauai.
limo 1897 C,o,,o
ger. Employs "a Portuguese, 35 Portu-
guese women, GA japanese, Al New Hebri-
deans, 8 New Hebridean women, Chinese,
IS Hawaiians, 10 Germans. Total, 286.
Sanitary condition bad
AT the time of my visit there were FIVE
cases of fever.
Prefers Japanese as laborers.
June Is, 1sS7-EIeele, Dreier, Manager.
Employs 68 Hawaiians, IL S. s. Islanders,
Manila men. 2 Germans, % Portuguese,
20 Chinese. Total, 136.
Sanitary condition good
Prefers Japanese as laborers
June 15, 1887.-K9kaha, Otto Isenberg.
Manager. Employs 9 Germans, 8 me
chances, 4 Chinese, 9 japanese, 4 Hawaii
aus MulaGtOs . =. y. islanders, Span
iards, 5 Malays, 13 New Hebrideans.
Total, So.
Sanitary condition good
Prefers Japanese as Iaborers.>
June 15, 1887.-Meyer & Kruse, planters
for Kekaha Mill. Employ % Chinese, ID
Germans, Hawaiians, Mexicans. II
japanese. AZ Portuguese. Total, 148.
Sanitary condition good
Prefers Japanese as laborers.
June IS, 18s7.-Lihue, Carl Isenberp
Manager. Employs 81 Hawaiians, 80 Ger
mans, 63 Portuguese. II Portuguese bows.
AZ 5. s. islanders, i Norwegian Spaniards,
80 japanese, II Chinese, II New Hebri
deans. Total, 379.
Sanitary condition good.
Prefers japanese as laborers.
June IS, 1887.-HanamauIu, A VII
cox, Manager. Employs 81 Portuguese. o
Japanese, A Hawaiians, 90 Chinese
Total. 218.
Sanitary condition good.
Prefers Portuguese as Ia6orers.
June %, 1S87.-Kilauea, Macfe. Mana
ger. Employs 81 Portuguese, 6 Portuguese
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Prefers Portuguese and Chinese as Ia

Prefers Portuguese and Chinese as Ia
borers.
August Is, 1851 Hawi, Beecroft,
planter. Employs 80 Chinese, 5 s. S. Isl
anders, 30 Hawaiians, 8 Portuguese. Total
70.
Sanitary condition good.
Prefers Chinese as Iaborers.
August Is, 1887.-Union Mill, Kynners-
ley Bros, planters. Employ IS Chinese,
20 Hawaiians. Total, 145.
Sanitary condition good.
Prefer japanese as laborers.
Cane ground at the Union Mill.
August Is, 1887.-Union Mill, H. Rem
ton, Manager. Employs 3 Americans, 1
Scotchman, II Hawaiians, IA Portuguese,
Is Japanese, 5 Japanese women, IL Chi
nese. Total, 81.
Sanitary condition good.
Prefers Chinese as laborers.
August Is, 1887. - Star Mill, George
Ewart. Manager. Employs white men,
Hawaiians, As Portuguese, 10 Portuguese
women, 81 Chinese, % Japanese, 6 Japa-
nese women. Total, 131.
Sanitary condition good.
Prefers Portuguese and Chinese Iaborers
September 20, 1887.-Pahala, D. Foster,
Manager. Employs Is white men, me-
chanics, overseers, etc., "a white men
under contract, Is Hawaiians, IL s. S.
Islanders, 139 Chinese, 50 Portuguese, 10
Portuguese minors. Total, 300.
Sanitary condition good.
Prefers Chinese as. laborers.
September..24, 1887.-Hilea Sugar Co., E
E. Robins, Manager. Employs 80 Japa-
nese, 25 Chinese, 35 Hawaiians, s. S.
Islanders, 40 Portuguese, Is Portuguese
minors, Is Portuguese women, 13 white
men, overseers, etc. Total, 1856.
Sanitary condition good.
Prefer Japanese as laborers.
October 1, 1837.-Naalehu and Honuapo
Plantations, II. Center, Manager. EN-
ploys 153 Hawaiians, So Portuguese, 35
Portuguese minors, 8 Portuguese women,
lib Chinese, IS Japanese, 80 white men,
overseers, etc. Total, AT
Sanitary condition fair
Prefer japanese as laborers.
REHABILITATION.
Number aOdsn9 tiOn aIitv of apoyIOvaas
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The following question was asked the
Manager of each of the plantations 1
visited viz. Which nationality of 1mmi-
grants do you prefer? To which replies
were made as follows:
Twentythree prefer japanese.
Twelve prefer Portuguese
Eleven prefer Chinese.
Eleven prefer Chinese and Portuguese.
Two prefer japanese and Portuguese.
The Japanese are evidently growing in
favor for general work with the planters.
Where they have been tried they
have proved themselves equal to, if not
superior, to the Chinese in the boiling
house. On the Lihue Plantation. Kauai.
none but japanese are employed in the
boiling house, and Mr.. Carl Isenberg (the
manager) speaks in the highest terms of
their work. The same testimony was
given by other managers who employ
Japanese round the mill and in the boiling
house
The general opinion is that the Japanese
are the best class of immigrant laborers,
and next to them the Portuguese.
For working mules and oxen, blowing
and teaming, Hawaiians and Portuguese
are preferable.
Although among them there are many
good men and good workmen, the general
impression is there are enough Chinese in
the country.
The South Sea Islanders were introduced
into the country for two purposes-the
one to meet an urgent demand for labor
ers, and the other to increase the popula-
ton (Hooululahui)
1t was hoped they would intermarry
with the Hawaiians, and by an infusion of
new blood renew. the vitality of the latter
race; but as the S. S. Islander is undoubt-
edly inferior to the Hawaiian, both physic-
ally and mentally, intermarriage could
only end detrimentally to the Hawaiian.
The Hawaiian feels and knows that he is
superior to the S. S. Islander, and there
fore never fraterniZe with him. and Ha-
waiian woman would as soon think of en-
tering into marital relations with the imam
in the moon" as with s. s. Islander.
As laborers, with few exceptions, they
are an absolute failure
They have been a source of great ex-
pense and trouble to the Government, and
no benefit to the country. and, all things
SOAASASASASN' CAAAh lA4Sy are very uHue-
sirable class of immigrants -
The health of the laborers throughout
the Kingdom is, I am happy to say, good.
Beriberi, which in former years was so
prevalent and fatal among the Chinese and
japanese, is nearly eradicated, there being
on all the plantations not one-haf so !
many cases as 1 have known, in former
times, on single plantation.
The comparative freedom from this
dreaded disease l ascribe to better diet and
medical attendance.
The laborers' quarters are, generally |
speaking, good; there are, however, a few
exceptions. have ordered improvements |
where they were necessary.
The managers of the different pIanta- |
tons have visited showed a ready willing
ness to make any Improvements | saw fit |
to suggest.
1 have the honor to be. Sir, your obedient
servant. G. n. SPENCER.
Inspector General of Immigrants.
Honolulu, Oahu, Oct. 10, 1887.